Ametropías en el niño

Authors

  • Eneida Moreira Guillén
  • José I. del Risco Moreira
  • Yudenia Hernández Herrera
  • Carlos A. Pérez Padilla

Abstract

Se realizó un estudio oftalmológico a 2179 niños que acudieron a consulta externa de Oftalmología durante un período de 24 meses. El 83.3 % de los niños examinados presentaban ametropías. La miopía representó el 50 %, siendo la miopía leve la que predominó (66.9 %). El 31.9 % fueron hipermétropes siendo también la hipermetropía leve la de mayor frecuencia (83.8 %). El astigmatismo fue del 16.7 %. El grupo de edad más afectado fue el comprendido entre 7 y 8 años.

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Published

2003-01-01

How to Cite

1.
Moreira Guillén E, del Risco Moreira JI, Hernández Herrera Y, Pérez Padilla CA. Ametropías en el niño. Mediciego [Internet]. 2003 Jan. 1 [cited 2026 Jan. 19];6(1). Available from: https://revmediciego.sld.cu/index.php/mediciego/article/view/1758

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2000)

Section

Original article

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